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PSI CERVICAL CANCER PILOT FEATURED ON PBS NEWSHOUR June 13th, 2017

CERVICAL CANCER IS MOST DEADLY IN INDIA. THIS PROGRAM IS TRYING TO CHANGE THAT

PBS NEWSHOUR, June 12th, 2017

BY FRED DE SAM LAZARO

Cervical cancer afflicts a half million women across the world every year, but it’s most deadly in India. For many Indian women, seeing a doctor is the last resort and an unaffordable luxury. A pilot program aims to change that with a low-cost testing and simple procedure, but hurdles remain to get women in the door.